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China & Mongolia
My study guide to China's dynasties and the Mongolians.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is it called when a dynasty is believed to be chosen by heaven to rule? | The Mandate of Heaven |
| The Han Dynasty was founded in ______ and fell in _____. | 206 B.C.E. and 220 A.D. |
| Give the 3 reasons the Han Dynasty fell. | political struggles, social problems, and a widening gap between rich and poor |
| How long did the Han Dynasty last? | 361 years |
| What do followers of Confucianism believe in... | 1. Use right relationships to produce social order 2. Respect family and elders 3. Educate individuals and society 4. Act in morally correct ways |
| Who was the Chinese philosopher whose teaching became the basis for China's government? | Confucius |
| Who started Buddhism and where did they start it? | Sidhartha, India |
| What are the principles of Buddhism? | 1. Suffering is a part of life 2. The reason people suffer is because they are too attached to their material possessions and selfishness 3. By living a wise, moral, and thoughtful way, people can eventually learn to escape suffering |
| What was Confucianism influenced by? | Daoism, a belief system that seeks harmony with nature and with inner feelings |
| In Confucianism, what is the highest goal? | morality, or acting in the right way |
| True or False: The Sui Dynasty reunified China | True |
| Who was the emperor of the Sui Dynasty that reunified China and what did he do? | Wendi, he restored old tradition and allowed freedom of religion and started public works projects |
| What did Tang emperors do? | expanded China's network of roads and canals, adopted the ideas of Confucius to manage their powerful central government |
| During the rule of Empress Wu Zhao, the Tang conquered _____. | Korea |
| Why was sea trade more popular than land trade? | many land forms got in the way of traveling |
| What nations to the East did China trade with? | Korea, Japan, Phillipines |
| What were the 3 types of people we looked at that were chosen to work in the Dynasties' bureaucracy? | Aristocrats, Foreigners, Scholars |
| Wealthy people chosen by the Han, Sui and Tang Dynasty to help run government? | Aristocrats |
| People who were educated and had to take an exam to be able to work in the China bureaucracy? | Scholars |
| Government workers hired by the Mongol rulers to help govern China? | Foreignors |
| Test people had to take to get a job in Chinese government? | Civil Service Exam |
| What dynasty allowed people from all social classes who passed the civil service test to be in government? | Ming |
| Original founder of the Mongol Empire? | Genghis Khan |
| How far did the Mongol Empire stretch? | China to southwest Asia |
| Who started the dynasty that overthrew the Mongols after Kublai Khan's death and what dynasty was it? | Hongwu, Ming |
| Who was the Mogol leader of China? | Kublai Khan |
| How did Kublai Khan improve China? | improved China's roads, reopened the Silk Road, protected inland trade |
| Who was the famous European explorer who traveled the Silk Road and met with Kublai Khan? | Marco Polo |
| How did the Mongols fight? | Diversionary force |
| What effect did the Mongol empire have on trade? | opened up trade between Europe and China |
| Who sailed to get tribute and establish trade? | Zheng He |
| Which Ming emperor built the Forbidden City? | Yongle |
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sarah.tennant
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